Srinagar/Jammu, March 2 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday appealed for calm as police assessed the overall law and order scenario amid widespread protests following the killing of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Protests broke out in several parts of the Union Territory on Sunday against the killing of Khamenei in a US-Israel strike, officials said.

Thousands of protesters took to streets at various places in areas with a large Shia population in most parts of Kashmir and a few pockets in Jammu, including Bhatindi in the outskirts of the city and Chanderkote in Ramban district, they said.

Abdullah said his government is in close coordination with the Union Ministry of External Affairs to ensure the safety and well...